Nick Diaz Has Officially Screwed Strikeforce; Jesse Taylor to Step In Against Hieron
('I just got one question: who here has some rolling papers?')
Nick Diaz’s love of marijuana is unabashed and well documented, but he may have finally reached the point where even he will be forced to admit that it’s a problem that is negatively affecting his life. According to multiple reports this afternoon, Diaz failed to contact the California State Athletic Commission about rescheduling the pre-licensing drug test that he missed on Friday, which means that he will not be fighting Jay Hieron for the Strikeforce welterweight title at “Carano vs. Cyborg” this Saturday night.
Instead, TUF 7’s Jesse “JT Money” Taylor will step in to face Hieron in a non-title affair, meaning the most troubled Strikeforce card ever just took another crippling blow. Presumably Diaz is listening to a voicemail message from Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker right now explaining that he’s not mad at him, just very, very disappointed. And somehow, much to his surprise, that will make Nick feel so much worse.
It’s important to note that this is not a failed drug test by Diaz. This is a failure to take a drug test, or rather the failure to even set up an appointment to take the drug test that he was supposed to take three days ago. Not only did he not show up for the make-up test, he didn’t even bother setting up a time to do it, which means he decided that fighting for a title wasn’t even worth picking up the goddamn phone.
Sure, maybe he would have failed the test and been denied a license anyway. But you at least have to roll the dice in that situation. So far the CSAC says they’ve heard nothing from Diaz, nor from Cesar Gracie or anyone else in his camp. Gracie is busy trying to spin this so it somehow seems like the CSAC’s fault.
Gracie told Sherdog that Diaz had an arrangement with former CSAC Executive Officer Armando Garcia that stipulated he only be tested on the night of his fights. Of course, Garcia hasn’t been with the CSAC for about nine months and Diaz is subject to the same out-of-competition drug-testing as any other fighter in the state, so it’s not as if he can really cry foul simply because he wasn’t given ample notice to flush the banned substances out of his system. Somehow that doesn’t stop Gracie from acting as if the Diaz camp is the aggrieved party here:
“They just changed the policy and gave us two days’ notice,” said Gracie. “We don’t have any options.”
Actually, that’s not at all true. One option would be to go and take the test. Another would be to not use banned substances. A third would be to avoid using banned substances within a few weeks of the fight. A fourth would be to seek natural highs, like those found on rollercoasters and in a child’s carefree laugh. There are options, is the point.
We here at Cage Potato are all for personal liberty and each individual making their own choices about their own bodies, especially when it comes to recreational, non-performance-enhancing drug use. But dammit, when it starts to affect your life, your career, and the lives/careers of those depending on you, that’s when you need to take a long look in the mirror and ask, ‘What am I doing with my life, and why does my face appear to be melting?’
Diaz has let down himself, Strikeforce, his fans, and don’t even get us started on poor Jay Hieron, who can’t catch a break in this business. It might be time for Diaz to do some soul-searching and decide what’s really important to him, though we have a sinking feeling that we already know what conclusions he’ll arrive at.
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Comments
Glassjaw Says:
this strikeforce card just turned into a 3/10... might not even watch it anymore fuck... jessie taylor... are they serious? boring
BackbaconBilly Says:
If in fact this is true ( and who knows as of late ) then he's a total douche like barnett. How many more of these fighters are gonna fuck up shows? its time to start hitting them in the pocket book if they do this shit, make it part of the contract
And fuck the fu... Says:
just read my name that is all!!
Seoul Brother Says:
Maybe Nick "Mas Puto" Diaz can pick up Funyuns as a sponsor.
portland mma Says:
What the fuck Nick? I will still watch the fights, but I agree with the earlier poster, this went for like an 8 out 10 for me to like a 2 out of 10. CSAC are a bunch of fucking idiots but you can't play the victim because of your supposed special provision to smoke weed (and this is coming from one of the fuckers biggest fans and an avid smoker). Its like every time he legitimizes himself in some way he's like "well I gotta do something to lower the public opinion of myself again."
godsloneranger Says:
don't be scared to take the test homie
schnetzler Says:
bet jay is wishing now that he had signed with the UFC
WagePotato Says:
WAR... jt money?
PurplePickle Says:
It has gotten to the point now that Dana will have Spike TV counter program Carano vs Cyborg with a Van Damme movie.
Jay Smith Says:
This is the craziest month (or last couple months) in MMA that I think the sport will ever have. Nick Diaz is a dummy! Come on dog, how long you been fighting? Clean it up a month out from the fight.
Koeikan Says:
It begins.
This is what you get for signing Fedor.
ccarter Says:
"It has gotten to the point now that Dana will have Spike TV counter program Carano vs Cyborg with a Van Damme movie."
haha too true.
Nothing like Karate Chopping a snake unconscious
Dante Says:
Diaz id trashy and this isn't at all surprising.
WARRRR UFC
Seoul Brother Says:
@PurplePickle: Nah, I don't think they'd waste a good Van Damme movie. I'm betting they'll counter program Carano vs Cyborg with something really shitty like "Robocop 3," and they'd still get better ratings.
Chri534. Says:
Good stuff PurplePickle.
One Two Says:
noooooooo DAMN the man! i don't blame nick at all, just the CSAC, this is fuckin retarded leave the kid alone and let him fight. this card is cursed.
tuRdLe420 Says:
Dana had the killer kush delivered straight to his door a day before the test, he knew Diaz wouldn't let him down to finish strikeforce from the inside
PurplePickle Says:
The past few weeks have been ridiculous. I usually keep the casual boxing/fight fans that I know up to date on the goings on in MMA, but I'm about to give up. You try to hype people for fights that they might not know anything about, then poof...they're gone.
Try explaining Fedor/Barnett, Fedor/Belfort, Fedor/UFC, Fedor/Strikeforce to someone who barely knows who Fedor is and why they should see him fight. I'm sure this shit is great if you're the fancy ass editor of a MMA blog, but I'm about to get a headache. From Diaz vs Diesel to Hieron vs Mongo. Good grief.
Seoul Brother Says:
It would be nice if drug tests could tell what strain of chronic Nick Diaz was on, but that's assuming "Mas Puto" had the fucking stones to actually take the test.
Maybe the CSAC could slap him extra silly if he was on some weak ass skunky shit.
omunto Says:
@ One Two. You sir are retarded. How hard is it to stop smoking a few weeks before a fight. If you NEED it more then fighting, then quit fighting.
Woody Says:
bring Jay back to the UFC!
Dubbayoo Says:
Van Damme > Fedor
Suffice it to say that I don't have any beefs w/ people who smoke a little weed... But Nick Diaz is LAAAAME. ADDICTED to weed? Jesus.
Dr. Says:
Dana is pulling his Diaz card to fuck with Strikeforce. He said the gloves were off now.
Diggler Says:
@ godsloneranger
Fucking Hilarious.
llbunbaoll Says:
I guess it's safe to say that Diaz pulled a lil Josh Barrent of Strikeforce. Blame M-1 for the curse! Strikeforce will burn to the ground cuz of them!
hooligun Says:
"..... seek natural highs, like those found on rollercoasters and in a child’s carefree laugh." C'mon baby pot is THE natural high!
And the real reason Nick has pulled out from Strikeforce? Dana has gotten to him, "....come work for me homie, Strikeforce is bitches..."
;)
thescott13 Says:
diaz-100 strikeforce -1000 dana white +420 anyone else think the big Carano bill board at the top of the page should read plus 3 more title fights.....maybe???? anyone know the weight the girl title is at? any over under that one or both dont make it... Fedor had better not lose his first fight or Strikeforce is doomed....
Maitreyan disciple Says:
How about restructuring the athletic commisions instead of asking fighters like Diaz to alter their lifestyles? I mean the article above said it "non performance enhancing substances", yeh im bummed hes not on the card but I would direct your anger towards the unreasonable demands of the CSAC and others who choose to stigmitize certain substances.
fishsticks Says:
what an idiot he coulda passed the drug tests and fought if he had just bought some detox
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Hoping Dana is behind it. Would be fucking sweet.
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NickDiazSaysSmo... Says:
smoke weeeeeeeed. i really dont see whats wrong except people still thinking that weed is bad. in life, you do what you want.
still looking forward to strikeforce's card. plus i think nick diaz has a license in cali to smoke weed, so shouldnt it be okay for him? fuck the system
Seoul Brother Says:
@PurplePickle: Dude, you should have them go to M-1 Global, Strikeforce, and maybe RedTube.
You are one sick, twisted, funny motherfucker, and I mean that in the best way.
Sgt. 606 Says:
Addicted to weed? I used to suck dick for coke. You ever suck dick for weed?
But seriously, why in the fuck would any orginization even try to hold a show in Cali. CSAC will fuck it up every time. I know, it's Nick's fault for being such a proud pothead, but who gives a shit if a guy like to pull bong hits 7 or 8 times a day.
rockybalboa25 Says:
Dana is somewhere laughing his ass off. Can someone tell me why weed is even tested for. It can't make anyone fight better. It's not a performance enhancer in anyway. So why is this even an issue?
MoTropolis Says:
I just registered so I could comment how funny purple was on this thread...you had me at "most humid".
KillDozer Says:
i bet Dana White had something to do with it. Everyone knows Nick smokes weed, so the assholes at NSAC go ahead and try test him like he is any other fighter. Fuck these morons.
Dana White Says:
Nick is going to sign with the UFC next week watch .
Woody Says:
I think instead of the Zappos sponsor, he should have Zig Zag.
Perma Says:
Man its fucked up they changed the fucking rule, and If I was not high as fuck right now I would explain why!!!
RawRRRRRR Diaz!!! 420
lilbigvince Says:
Nick just fucked his fans once again.
Bovice Says:
The next time he appears in a fight, he'll have a High Times iron-on patch right on his crotch.
budsellers Says:
since nick was assuming the test would happen the night of the fight, he might have counted back however many days he needed and stopped smoking a few days late(like any post smoker would). in other words, he knows he needed a few more days of stalling to get clean. while testing on fight night is not the recent custom in any state, especially for previous offenders, i am almost positive that the test nick failed was on fight night.
i dropped showtime last week soooo i was not planning on watching this show(fuck m-1!!), but i was going to watch nick's fight on youtube or wherever.
GarethUFC Says:
Im glad... i hope they go under... and ufc get fedor!
Goog Says:
Why is it still so surprising to some people when a douchebag pulls a douchebag move? This is not news. News would be Nick Diaz NOT smoking weed, Rampage NOT saying "nigger", and Fedor NOT ducking the UFC. You could set your watch by all this surprising shit.
newdeal Says:
Diaz is a drug addict. Please tell me what his medical condition is because I am guessing it's bs and should be in jail
ketamine4kids Says:
There really isn't any excuse for this....it's called being an adult and playing the game....only a 16-year old would think they get special rules(like only testing on night of the fight)....I'm a lifelong smoker who's never pissed hot, it's not that tough, but as much as I like Nick and his fighting style, this makes him look like an amateur.After I thumb my nose at authority(all he needs is 10 pounds of water a day, right?), I usually watch my step because the bastards will figure out a way to f you up. I guess I'm disappointed more that he let this be a problem than anything else. The fact that they shouldn't be testing for it is besides the point, he knew they did, and he did not do the right thing. Maybe he should tell CSAC he's a Rastafarian, it's against his religion to not smoke the ganj.
ksgbobo Says:
The Diaz brothers are pieces of shit...man, I hope one day I can run across them in the street somewhere...what a piece of shit
jimbonics Says:
Regardless what you think about weed, this is just a stupid selfish act on Nick's part.
Besides, I weigh 240 and can pass a test the day after smoking with a little Detoxify© XXClean. What's Nick weigh? 98 pounds?
Nick likes sucking on cylindrical things.